I was Betrayed then Reincarnated as a Kitsune

Side Chapter 9: Tamamo’s First Apostle and Atmos’s Visit

[Tamamo POV]

While Luna is off doing her own thing, Ill answer Amagis prayer.  I turned my sight to the innermost part of the main shrine and looked over Amagi kneeling in front of the altar.

{So youve come to your decision?  This is a bit faster than I thought it would be.}

Well, everyone is encouraging me to take up the offer, so why put it off?

{Ufufufu.  Now, to begin.}

I filled the room with my mana and asked for Amagis vow.

{Amagi, do you swear to serve me for eternity as my Apostle?}

Yes, I will serve as your Apostle for eternity.

{Do you swear to be my voice in the mortal world?}

Yes, I will be your voice in the mortal world.

{Do you swear to take up arms in the event of a threat that requires me to descend and fight by my side?}

Yes, I will fight by your side.

{Then, I deem you, Amagi Reed, the Apostle of the Moon.}

Thank you, oh, Goddess, mine.

After her agreement and my declaration, the room began to shine, and the light was absorbed into Amagis body.

{How do you feel?}

The same as normal except I can feel a connection between us.  I also got a title.

{Perfect, everything went well then.  Just know that you will largely be doing the same things you already do, though you will need to eventually let the rulers of this country know.  I recommend doing that after Luna is out of the country, that way, if she learns about it, it will be old news at that point.}

May I ask a question, Goddess?

Go ahead, and you can call me Lady Tamamo if you want, and just Tamamo once Luna joins me up here.

Thank you.  Now, is there any way to get Deacon to become an Apostle of you or some god close to you?

{Hmm.  He doesnt fulfill any condition to become the Apostle of Night, and the closest to becoming Apostle of Gravity is Anastasia.  From his achievements he could have caught the eye of the God of War, but he already has an Apostle of War.}

Dont worry about it Tamamo, my husband has his Apostle position open, and Ill put in a word for him.

{Atmos?}

The Goddess of Fate?  She will make him her Apostle?

{Sorry Amagi, thats not it, she just arrived and said that shell put a word in with her husband, the God of Adventure, since his Apostle spot is open.}

Thank you, Goddess of Fate!

Dont mention it, youll be considered my family in the future, so its the least I can do.

{She said that youll be considered her family in the future so its fine.}

Well be family?

{My relationship with Atmos is like Luna and Soleil's, sisters in everything but blood.}

I see, then please treat me well in the future.

{Now that we are done with all of this, Ill return to watching Luna.  Ill contact you if I need you to do something, Amagi.}

I understand.

Before I turned my sight back on Luna, I started speaking to Atmos.

{Im assuming you want to know everything, right?}

Absolutely, but before that, I want your advice.

{On what?}

Well, since you are getting two Apostles and Luna will get her three, I was considering who I should choose to be mine.

{Do you even have anyone qualified for that?}

The qualification for my Apostle isnt easy to get, but one person fulfils the hardest condition.

{When did you bless someone?}

Remember when I gave that princess my blessing?

{No, when did you do that?}

During the last fiend season, her love life was fun to watch so I gave her a weak blessing that gave her more luck, and a blessing, no matter how weak, is a blessing.

{If you have already done that, then why are you asking for advice?}

Because it will make her life difficult if I go forward with it.  You know how difficult it is seeing the fate of everything you look at.  I dont want to break her, especially since she is close to Luna, and I dont want her to be resentful of me for breaking someone in her family.

{That is indeed a problem.  Is there anything stopping you from giving her the choice closer to the end of her life?}

Give me a second.

Saying this, Atmoss eyes glowed, showing she was using her power to see fate.

Itll be too late for her to make a sound decision at that point.

{Then how about giving her the offer now, and telling her to give you the answer after she thinks it over like I did with Amagi?}

Thatll work out better and will make everyone happy in the end.  I wonder why I didnt think of that?

{Because you dont ever think of simple solutions.  Even when you prank people, theyre always complicated.}

Hmm.  Thats enough serious talk then.  Now, tell me everything.

{You switch attitude too quickly.}

And you love me for it, now come on, tell me.  How was it?  What did she show you?  Did either of you flub your words when she gave you the ring?  Did you kiss or perhaps go even further?

{Slow down!}

Well, dont keep me in suspense.

{To answer you in order:  It was the best night of my life.  She showed me places from her previous world.  No.  And.  We did kiss, a lot, but no further than that.}

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe!  Good for you, Tamamo.  Now you just need to wait for her to grow more tails and youll be able to sleep in a bed of Abyss Fluff.  After that, Ill get to try it as well.  I wonder what the Abyss is like, I bet its cozy and warm.

{I have some news on that front that might excite you.  Ive managed to convince Luna to start getting her closest people used to the Abyss so that once we make them all Apostles, they wont grow insane while tending to her while she manages her concepts.  Its to the point that she will allow anyone who she considers family to brush her tails.}

Then do you mind if I come here next full moon?  I wont stay long, just enough to brush a tail and leave before the two of you get all kissy with each other.

{I dont mind, but I wont promise that we will pay too much attention to you if you decide to stay for too long.  And if you decide to stay on purpose, Im developing a spell to take away your sense of touch.  I dont need to say more, do I?}

I hear you loud and clear, maam.  I wont overstay my welcome and will lock the metaphorical door on my way out.

{Good.}

I guess thats everything I needed to talk to you about and I learned everything I wanted, so Ill go and talk to Grey about Deacon and give you the answer.

{Do you think Grey will accept?}

He probably will, he doesnt think most of the S-rank adventurers qualify, and those that do would definitely refuse.  Since Deacon fulfils the only condition for Greys Apostle combined with my recommendation and his past achievements, the position is pretty much guaranteed to be his.

{Just make sure Grey doesnt tell Luna about Apostles.}

I know, out of curiosity, when will you tell her about them?

{I was thinking when she becomes a demigod.}

So at five tails?  That sounds good, Ill have to make sure that place gets to where it needs to be before then.

{What are you talking about?}

Ill let you in on it a bit.  The place Luna will meet her third Apostle is special and is the reason she needs to get over her trauma of dungeons.  While she is really strong right now, to qualify for entering that place and being recognized by that being, she needs three tails.  That is, of course, so she can easily overpower that being.

{Do you want me to tell Luna any of this?}

It doesnt matter if you do or not, but if you decide to, tell her that if she finishes that dungeon, shell be able to find something she always wanted after coming to this world as a summoned person.

{Something she always wanted?  I cant think of anything she told me she wanted one day?}

Its because she decided that she wont get to keep that particular thing once she ascends, though she is wrong about that.

{I wont ask since shell probably tell me if I ask her.}

Just know that when she finds out she can take it with her, shell make it into the main residence of both of you, and she wont let anyone else go there when the two of you spend time there together, if you know what I mean.

My face started growing red.

Hehehehe.  Theres my cute, embarrassed Tamamo.  Until next time, tell Luna I said hi.

Author's Note:

I feel like when I write side chapters, they turn into info dumps by the end.  If that is the case then, I'm sorry for that since I know some people don't like info dumps.  I feel like I'm going strong right now, so I might write one more chapter tonight.  Thanks for reading.